Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-05 | Page 16 | 2000 Invitations to Royal Wedding

2000 INVITATIONS TO ROYAL WEDDING LONDON. Feb- 4 Arrangements for Princess .Mary's wedding to Vls-'ouni Vls-'ouni Lascellea at Westminster abbey the last week in February are beginning begin-ning to take form. The lord chamberlain, the Duke of Atholl, has been commissioned by he king to draw up a sketch of the' proposed pro-posed .. i-. no.ni.il an. I the state chamberlain cham-berlain sir Douglas Dawson, win pre-pare pre-pare the program. Tho sending out of 2,000 Invitations is the task of the ceremonial department depart-ment at St. James' palace A fortnight fort-night B notice la usually considered sufficient for such occasion. Tho king and QUOOn OS a rule Invite i" i -sonaliy their own relatives from abroad Not all the guests at Westminster abbey will be able to nee the wedding ceremony. Tho choir and tho transepts tran-septs will be get apart for tho royal family, the diplomatic corps, personal friends of the viscount and princes and tho members of tho royal households house-holds and suites Tho others will have to be content with a view of tho pro- j cession. The wedding will be solemnised by the archbishop of Canterbury, or In his absence, by the urchbishop or York. . wedding reception will probably bo held in the ballroom at Bucking-1 ham palace, at which the famous i royal gold plate service Will be displayed dis-played The confectionary for all the state 1 fun. -Hons Is made by the confectioners j at the palaco and It is presumed they j wH make the wedding cako.